Banana Date Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups mashed ripe bananas (3 to 4 bananas)
2 tablespoons water
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup chopped pitted dates
1/2 cup chopped nuts

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a large bowl, beat together the oil and sugar.
Add the egg and mix well.
In a medium sized bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
In another bowl, combine the bananas, water and vanilla extract.
Add banana mixture to the oil and sugar mixture alternately with the flour mixture, combining well after each addition.
Stir in dates and nuts (if desired).
Turn mixture into a greased and floured 9\" x 5\" loaf pan.
Bake for 50-55 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted in the center of the loaf comes out clean.
Cool for 10 minutes then remove from pan and let cool on wire rack before slicing.